The series is based on the 1987 book.
Variety reports that a series based on the 1987 Michael Crichton novel "Sphere" is in development at HBO.
A film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson based on the book was released in 1998.
The premium cabler is developing a sci-fi series based on Michael Crichton's 1987 novel, which was previously adapted into the 1998 film starring Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone and Samuel L. Jackson.
"Westworld" executive producer Denise Thé will be the executive producer, writer, and showrunner on the new series.
"Sphere" plunges the audience one thousand feet into the ocean, where a group of scientists confronts the surreal, beautiful, and deadly mysteries of the universe, only to find the people closest to us may prove to be the most alien.
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